USS Simpson (FFG-56)

USS *Simpson* (FFG-56)
	USS Simpson in April 2007
History
United States
Namesake	Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson
Awarded	22 March 1982
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	27 February 1984
Launched	31 August 1984
Sponsored by	Mrs. Grace Fowles-Simpson
Acquired	13 September 1985
Commissioned	21 September 1985
Decommissioned	29 September 2015
Homeport	N.S. Mayport, Florida
Identification	Hull symbol: FFG-56; MMSI number: 338930000; Code letters: NRWS; ;
Motto	"Attaquer en Vigueur"; ("Attack with Vigor");
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General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	453 ft (138 m)
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.;
Speed	over 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement	15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus air detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar; CAS and STIR fire-control radar; AN/SQS-56 sonar.;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32V5 with Sidekick; Mark 36 SRBOC; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie;
Armament	As built:; 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 × Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes; 1 × Vulcan Phalanx CIWS; 4 × .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns.; 1 × Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); Note: As of 2004, Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class.; Currently:; 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 mod 2 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple-torpedo-tube launchers for Mark 46, Mark 50, and Mark 54 torpedoes; 1 × Block 1B Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS; 2 × Mk 38 25 mm cannons (only while deployed overseas); 8 × mounts for crew served weapons;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60B LAMPS III helicopter
Aviation facilities	2 × hangars; RAST helicopter hauldown system;

USS Simpson (FFG-56) is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson.

History
USS Simpson in April 2007
United States
Namesake	Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson
Awarded	22 March 1982
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	27 February 1984
Launched	31 August 1984
Sponsored by	Mrs. Grace Fowles-Simpson
Acquired	13 September 1985
Commissioned	21 September 1985
Decommissioned	29 September 2015
Homeport	N.S. Mayport, Florida
Identification	Hull symbol: FFG-56 MMSI number: 338930000 Code letters: NRWS
Motto	"Attaquer en Vigueur" ("Attack with Vigor")
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	453 ft (138 m)
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.
Speed	over 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement	15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus air detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar.
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32V5 with Sidekick Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament	As built: 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 4 × .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. 1 × Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine) Note: As of 2004, Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class. Currently: 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 mod 2 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple-torpedo-tube launchers for Mark 46, Mark 50, and Mark 54 torpedoes 1 × Block 1B Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 × Mk 38 25 mm cannons (only while deployed overseas) 8 × mounts for crew served weapons
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60B LAMPS III helicopter
Aviation facilities	2 × hangars RAST helicopter hauldown system